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Die Freunde sie ziehen zum Thor hinaus – ade Sie ziehen weit fort in die Welt hinaus – Ade! Alt Mütterlein schaut zum Fenster hinaus Und weinet die Augen um sie sich aus! Ade! Ach! Muß es denn geschieden sein[?] Gedenket mein! Ade! Ade! Ihr lieben, lieben, theuren Freunde! Lebet wohl[!] Ade! Ade! Auf nimmer, nimmer Wiedersehn in Ewigkeit! Ihr theuren lieben Freunde mein So lebet wohl[!] Muß es sein? O ziehet Ihr Lieben von mir nicht fort! Ach Nein! Ach nein! Es wird mir so schwer das Abschiedswort Ade! Alt Mütterlein schaut zum Fenster hinaus Und weint sich um Euch die Augen aus! Ade! Auf nimmer nimmer nimmer Wiedersehn! Gott schüt[z] Euch! Die Freude sie ziehet mit ihnen fort! Ade! Ach[!] Muß es denn sein das Abschiedswort ade! Lebt wohl! Gott! schütze Euch! Gott seÿ mit Euch! Ade! Denket mein! Denket mein! Auch mein! Lebt wohl! Lebet ewig wohl! Gott schütze Euch! Lebet wohl!
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Text Authorship:
- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), no title
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), no title, 1878 [ reciter and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2023-05-06
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Word count: 155
My friends are departing through the gateway -- adieu They are faring forth, far out into the world -- Adieu! The little old mother is gazing out of the window And is crying out her eyes over them! Adieu! Ah! Must we indeed part? Remember me! Adieu! Adieu! You dear, dear, precious friends! Farewell! Adieu! Adieu! We shall never, never see each other again in all eternity! You precious dear friends of mine Farewell then[!] Must it be? Oh, you dear ones, do not fare forth from me! Ah no! Ah no! I find it so hard to speak the parting word Adieu! The little old mother is gazing out of the window And is crying her eyes out over you! Adieu! We shall never, never[,] never[,] see each other again! May God protect you! Happiness departs with them! Adieu! Ah! Must it be [spoken], the parting word adieu! Farewell! May God protect you! May God be with you! Adieu! Remember me! Think of me! Also of me! Farewell! Farewell forever! May God protect you! Farewell!
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- a text in German (Deutsch) by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), no title
This text was added to the website: 2023-05-06
Line count: 25
Word count: 174